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Busy Town Board meeting on Monday

March 16, 2022 Mary Jane Pitt

The Town of Highlands will save $272,619 in interest on the financing of its recent sewer plant project, Supervisor Bob Livsey announced Monday. 

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No smoking in village parks

March 16, 2022 Mary Jane Pitt

here was no public comment when the Village Board held a public hearing to ban smoking…

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Sen. Skoufis is investigating utilities

March 9, 2022 Editorial Staff

Senator James Skoufis gathered with local residents and the Public Utility Law Project (PULP) on Friday to announce the Senate Committee on Investigations & Government Operations…

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Schmitt honored veterans 

March 2, 2022 Mary Jane Pitt

Assemblyman Colin Schmitt hosted his second Annual Veterans Hall of Fame Ceremony for the 99th Assembly District on Sunday evening at the Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center…

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HF to save $68k with refinance

February 23, 2022 Mary Jane Pitt

The discussion wasn’t pretty, but in the end, the Village Board approved the refinancing of a $1,225,000 bond, originally issued in 2012 on Monday evening; the move will save village taxpayers about $68,000 in the next several years. 

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Village bond refinance tabled

February 16, 2022 Mary Jane Pitt

When the Village Board meets on Tuesday, Feb. 22 (at 7 p.m. at Village Hall) one of the items on the agenda will be a leftover matter from the board’s February 7 meeting.

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Town & Village leaders met again

February 2, 2022 Mary Jane Pitt

Highland Falls Mayor Joe D’Onofrio and Highlands Supervisor Bob Livsey — and others — met Monday morning to talk about a handful of local issues. The meeting was the second of the local leaders in January. 

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Recognition for Mrs. Bailey

January 12, 2022 Editorial Staff

“One of my first duties back in 1993 was replacing our historian. I needed someone very, very capable to do the job and there was no one in this town that could suggest anybody better than Stella Bailey. So, I appointed her.”

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JIO teacher now ‘Councilman Tompuri’

January 7, 2022 Mary Jane Pitt

In a case of ‘putting your money where your mouth is”, a face familiar  to the Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery community — at least to those who have had high schoolers in the last 20-plus years —  is now not only a teacher, but a politician.

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A Village Board meeting to start 2022

January 5, 2022 Mary Jane Pitt

will include the public until the current COVID-19 resurgence dies down.

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This Week – July 26, 2024

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Features

  • photographers
    Beautiful photos on display at the library
    July 17, 2024
  • artists
    HF-FMCSD art/music students honored
    June 12, 2024
  • students
    Students work together to author book
    May 29, 2024
  • drama
    JIO Drama Club presents ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’
    February 8, 2023
  • haa
    What is the Highlands Arts Alliance?
    January 4, 2023
  • drama
    O’Neill High School’s fall play is Dec. 2-4
    November 22, 2022
  • yonskies
    Couple happy singing their hearts out!
    August 24, 2022
  • gergly
    Highland Falls’ Gergely illustrates children’s book
    June 1, 2022
  • artwork
    Finding yourself with the winter blues?
    February 2, 2022
  • Bailey
    Recognition for Mrs. Bailey
    January 12, 2022
Schools
  • lecture
    Fourth graders learned about WWII
    July 2, 2024
  • artists
    HF-FMCSD art/music students honored
    June 12, 2024
  • JROTC
    O’Neill’s JROTC celebrates end of year
    June 5, 2024
Arts & Entertainment
  • photographers
    Beautiful photos on display at the library
    July 17, 2024
  • artists
    HF-FMCSD art/music students honored
    June 12, 2024
  • students
    Students work together to author book
    May 29, 2024
Sports
  • basketball
    March Mania tourney was a success!
    March 20, 2024
  • mahan
    Pat Mahan: Back to the track he goes
    March 13, 2024
  • football
    Falk grateful for the help of many community partners
    March 1, 2023

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